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Graham Stringer vs Taiwo Owatemi

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 753 shared comparable votes.

742 same votes 11 different votes 753 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
71 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
71 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
23 Aye 69 No
7 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 14 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 83% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 18 No
Defence 91% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
45 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 104 shared votes
46 Aye 58 No
71 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
71 Aye 35 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

57.8 %
15 % below average
Rank 590 of 649
Participation
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 649
1,364
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
683
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3 % of votes cast
681
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7 % of votes cast
112
8.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Contributions
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Migration
123 of 171 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Housing
44 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill Committee: Amendment 4 30 Jan 2023
Work / Employment
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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